Tuesday 8th April

Tuesday, 8 April 2025 06:00

By Steve Haigh

Work is underway to demolish the Glovers Walk Shopping Centre in Yeovil. A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Somerset Council has paid £35,000 in compensation for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs. Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing for good today...and more

Work is underway to demolish Glovers Walk in Yeovil. Somerset Council bought the former shopping arcade, which is being removed as part of the town centre's regeneration. This follows work to clear out the insides of the empty shop units that began in February.

Supporting your local pub is vital, that's the message from pub landlords in Somerset as prices and bills continue to rise. They’re warning that the increase in Employer National Insurance contributions could mean more pubs having to close. It follows news that three pubs in Somerset ceased trading last week, due to increased costs.

A Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with drink driving for a third time. Terry Buttle of Combe Street Lane pleaded guilty at Yeovil Magistrates Court to driving a vehicle along Preston Road in Yeovil after consuming excess alcohol. He was disqualified from driving for four years.

Somerset Council has had to pay out £35,000 in compensation to families for failing to deliver the right support to children with special educational needs.

Another shop in Yeovil town centre is closing today. Clothing store Newlife is closing after five years in the Quedam shopping centre.

Nominations have opened for this year’s South West Farmer of the Year Awards. Now in its ninth year, the awards give those in the farming community in the South West a chance to be recognised for their hard work. Entries close on July 31st and can be submitted through the South West Farmer Awards website.

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Wednesday 16th April

Big changes are being made to where taxi ranks in Yeovil are located. Farmers are being told to keep an extra lookout for people acting suspiciously following the latest livestock theft near the Devon and Somerset border. Channel 4’s Location Location Location is coming to Somerset, with anyone looking to buy a property locally invited to apply to be in the show...and more
Tuesday 15th April

A 36-year-old man remains in police custody after being arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Yeovil. Yeovil Labour Club has had its drinks licence revoked. NHS Somerset has been taking its physiotherapy team around the county to cut waiting times for patients. A men-only cooking course has been launched in Sherborne with all ingredients and equipment provided free of charge...and more
Monday 14th April

A new banking hub has opened in Crewkerne. South Western Ambulance is asking people to only dial 999 in a life-threatening emergency over the Easter weekend. £1.8 million is being spent improving walking and cycling routes around a major new housing development at Up Mudford in Yeovil...and more
Friday 11th April

Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in Yeovil in which a man riding an e-bike was injured and later died in hospital. Somerset Fire and Rescue Service says the number of false alarm calls it receives is on the increase. A new micro-pub opens in Chard next week...and more
Thursday 10th April

Yeovil MP Adam Dance is calling for more targeted support for schools in Somerset. Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident near Wells in which a cyclist died. Plans have been approved to convert a former care home in Yeovil into a house of multiple occupation...and more
Wednesday 9th April

A man from Yeovil has been jailed for stabbing another man in a pub in the town. Work is underway to help minimize the flood risk at Chard Reservoir. Plans have been submitted to build thirty-six new homes at Sparkford. A new Town Crier is needed in Glastonbury...and more
Monday 7th April

There’s been a setback in building a new multi-million-pound electric car battery factory in Somerset. A new bus service has started running between Yeovil and Bristol. A new project has been launched to support people living with dementia in Somerset. Wetherspoon's in Yeovil reopens to customers tomorrow following a £1.6 million refurbishment...and more
Friday 4th April

Yeovil Town's Interim Chairman, Stuart Robins, says the Club needs to find a new owner to provide financial stability over the longer term. Six people, including two from Chard, have been jailed for their involvement in a drugs supply network. Final preparations are being made for this weekend’s Ilminster 10k race...and more